Quantum phase transitions and topological phases constitute a vibrant domain within condensed matter physics. Unlike classical transitions driven by thermal fluctuations, quantum phase transitions ...
Pharaoh saw two dreams, which Joseph recognized as structurally equivalent and carrying the same message. A stable system ...
Human history is not governed by thermodynamic laws. Still, the vocabulary of metastability, tipping points, and critical ...
New research offers clearer insight into how phase transitions unfold at the atomic scale in real materials. When ice turns into water, the change happens almost instantly. Once the melting ...
Phase changes -- Stability and instability -- Bifurcations and catastrophes -- Percolation -- Random graphs -- Life origins -- Virus dynamics -- Cell structure ...
The effects of cycles of compression and relaxation during Earth’s early lifetime can be studied using a combination of fast ...
The early universe may chirp about unknown physics. A research team has demonstrated how an early universe phase transition will lead to gravitational wave signals potentially visible in the upcoming ...
A stable "exceptional fermionic superfluid," a new quantum phase that intrinsically hosts singularities known as exceptional ...
Both a wildfire and activity of digital “neurons” exhibit a phase transition from an active to an absorbing phase. Once a system reaches an absorbing phase, it cannot escape from it without outside ...
Researchers from the University of Tokyo in collaboration with Aisin Corporation have demonstrated that universal scaling laws, which describe how the properties of a system change with size and scale ...